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That's probably the best piece of writing I've seen from Papworth. Though the thing he still lacks is tangible policies. It's still just 'too much cash spent on the top level - give it to the people' type stuff, but I don't really understand what the 'grassroots' would do if they suddenly had...

Big call coming up....... The Rebels in 2019 will assemble the most talented backline since the Brumbies backline of the early 2000s. Genia, Cooper, Koroibete, To'omua, Hodge, Naivalu, DHP. Maddocks, Meakes, Ruru and English on the bench. Test capped and talented from top to tail. Have to...

I have to tip my hat to the Tahs for what they are doing next season. They would have been under a fair bit of pressure to hold every game at the SCG, save for a token one against South African opposition at W Syd or Newcastle. But I'm genuinely looking forward to heading out to Parramatta...

That article is just a collection of barely cogent statements, spewed from the mind of a deluded moron who's best days are 30 years behind him.

Well that's where you are mistaken, dear Reg....... .

Sigh. What would the players know, right?

At his best, Latu is a margin ahead of our other hookers. The second half of the third Irish test was the best performance by an Australian hooker in a long time. The issue with him is the gap between his best and worst. The brain fades, the penalties, the indiscipline at the breakdown. If he...

With the squad of players the Rebels have assembled, he's got no excuse not to succeed. He'll have Genia at 9, To'omua at 12, Hodge at 13, Maddocks and Koro on the wings and DHP at 15. Not to mention guys like Coleman, Naisirani, Ainsley, Matt Philip, Luke Jones in the pack.

So are you suggesting our key players be rested, or dropped? Or are you just suggesting they would get tired and their play would further deteriorate? Of the players you suggest, I'd think that most have actually logged more minutes than Hooper, Pocock and Genia this season.

I had this fight with Reg on the pod, but I'll have it here too. I think we need wins on this tour, and if we pick a development squad we aren't going to get them. We've only got a handful of games left until the World Cup, and while I'd like to see a few blokes given time off the bench, I...

No, they haven't won a game between them. Actually that's not true - Country beat Sydney a few weeks ago. That wasn't a bad game, to be fair, and I did enjoy it. So on the whole I have enjoyed it a little bit, but not much. What I'm trying to say is it's fine to be disappointed/angry about a...

I think it's fair to say nobody is content with the current situation, KOB. You can support the team without being totally delusional!!

Of course I understand why people think differently to me. I do find it interesting that people are faced with a choice between being happy and unhappy about a thing, and opt for the latter. It's understandable why you would do that, but I don't think it's a great way to be. .

I'm fascinated by the way people approach the game here. This site was created for fans of the game (and the Wallabies) to chat about all things rugby. If I come across as a 'blind homer' that might be because I'm a fan of the team. I want them to win, and I try to be positive when I talk...

A game like this really sums up my internal debate about the way I approach the game. To my mind, there are two broad ways of looking at it: 1. We won! Not only that, we overcame a 24-point HT deficit to record a rousing fightback win. It wasn't perfect, but it's good to see. 2. We somehow...

Foley had one kick from the dead ball line that he put almost to halfway. Was the best kick I think I've seen from him, as he was under pressure too.

Back to the game, I think Iain Payten said it best on Twitter (paraphrasing): what we learned was that if you make your tackles and use your kicking game to play the game down the opposition end, you can score tries. It's been Cheika's biggest and most obvious flaw this season - the reluctance...

That's the GAGR catchphrase jackpot right there. 1. Even though we won, there is PLENTY to be upset at. 2. We would never have beaten NZ, SA, ENG if we played like that (a personal favourite of mine). 3. Don't let the fact we WON cloud over the negatives we can focus on here. It's a hall...

I think captaincy is a really hard thing to judge from the outside. Ideally the captain is the bloke who steps up behind closed doors, and sets the standard on and off the field. It's in training, in the huddles, on the team bus etc. We all can speculate that player X or Y would do a better...

I'm not going to disagree that Hooper should never be called. He's a 'break glass in case of emergency' option, as most fourth options are. The blame for the ball going to him needs to be directed at the coaches and callers, not Hooper IMO. It's the same when Pocock gets used in the lineout...